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originally released on cassette in 1984, C88

No Specific Answer by Occupant is another highly obscure title in my catalog of releases. Very few people have actually heard this 90-minute tape over the years, but I like it a lot and I want to share it with you here. Minimalist, pulsing, drone-based electronic music that slowly changes over time. Repeating, slowly-evolving phase pattern music created with a Casio MT-11 keyboard, Moog Synthesizer, and a small amplifier - along with some experiments in feedback modulation. Not exactly ambient, because it contains abrasive textures. The music here pre-figures several of my later releases of aggressive minimalist electronics, such as Deep Space Search Engine. Occupant was a one-off solo side project - kind of proto-Dog As Master.

"No Specific Answer Part One" Side One of the tape: 45:38

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"No Specific Answer Part Two" Side Two of the tape: 41:28